2017 Monteleone Speciale, Maple/Spruce

A truly legendary guitar we have here, this 2017 Monteleone Speciale with Maple and Spruce. What a gorgeous instrument, sonically and visually; Compared to the likes of Stradivari and DaVinci, this instruments displays why! Sporting a Kent Armstrong pickup, with stunning figured ebony appointments throughout. This guitar belongs on the stage, the studio, and even the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This guitar is about as close as one can get to the musical equivalent of Excalibur.

Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, archtop, jazz, John, Mark Knopfler, Frank Vignola,

• Status: in_stock
• Brand: Monteleone
• Model: Archtop
• Serial #: 286
• New/Preowned: Preowned
• SKU: TMP4593
• Condition: Excellent condition, one light mark on headstock.
• Body Type:
• Back & Sides: Maple
• Top: Spruce
• Neck Profile: C
• Bridge: Ebony - Adjustable
• Top Trim: Violin Lines
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony with Maple Purfling
• Fret Markers: White Dots
• Frets to Body: 14
• Headplate: Ebony
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Pickguard: Ebony Floating
• Pickup: Kent Armstrong
• Pickup (Y/N): 1
• Body Length: 20.25 in
• Upper Bout: 12.5 in
• Lower Bout: 17 in
• Body Depth Heel: 3.25 in
• Body Depth Tail: 3.25 in
• Scale Length: 25.625 in
• Scale Length (mm): 651 mm
• Nut Width: 1.718 in
• Nut Width (mm): 43.5 mm
• String Spacing: 2.125 in
• String Spacing (mm): 53.975 mm
• Weight: 6 lb. 0 oz.
• Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo - MOP
• Instrument Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Bindings: Rosewood
• Tuners: Schaller
• Rosette: F Holes
• Headstock Bindings: Ebony With Maple
• Case: Original - Cedar Creek